Samira HussainSouth Asia correspondent, Nagpur
BBCThe Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist organisation whose work played a large role in propelling Indian Prime…

Samira HussainSouth Asia correspondent, Nagpur
BBCThe Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist organisation whose work played a large role in propelling Indian Prime…

French naval forces intercepted and detained two crew members aboard the oil tanker Boracay—a vessel long suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” and now under fresh scrutiny for possible…

The first round of the Polish presidential election was held on May 18.
In what was a very heated campaign, political parties and a number of newly established proxy organizations (e.g. Facebook pages run by fake political NGOs) in Poland…

Malaysia has seen a surge in book bans this year in what some publishers, academics and rights groups are calling a dangerous slide toward repression and conservative Islamic dogma.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has banned 24 books this year as…

The growing number of foreign visitors has been big news in Japan this year, along with headlines picking out the small minority who attract locals’ fury for misbehaving.
But even well-behaved tourists from North America and Europe are a source…

US President Donald Trump announced a “new era in American healthcare.”
At the heart of the announcement are so-called MedBeds – medical beds that are said to work wonders.
The statement by the US President was published on September 29…

At least two people have been killed in Morocco after police opened fire to prevent protesters from storming a police station in Lqliaa, near the coastal city of Agadir, state media says.
These are the first deaths reported since huge youth-led…

North Korea’s newly developed Pelbit ballistic missiles, whose name translates as “Starlight”, are capable of neutralizing US Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles, according to Russian military commentator Ivan…